Voracious Appetite for Sea Cucumbers Fuels a Farm Boom, but at a Cost
China’s demand for this unlovely marine animal, a relative of the starfish, has brought economic benefits to a region of the country famous for the delicacy. It has also depleted natural stocks. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Endangered and Extinct Species
Topics: stocks, natural, depleted, delicacy, famous, country, region, benefits, economic, brought, starfish, relative, animal, marine, unlovely, demand, China’s, Fuels, Cucumbers, Appetite, Voracious
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/29/world/asia/china-seacucumbers-fishing.html?emc=rss&partner=rss